Pen Profiles: Wahl engine turning patterns, Bantams, Personal Point nibs, Equi-Poised
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10250: Wahl lever-filler: early production smooth gold filled "all metal barrel" ringtop, 9.75 cm longm made shortly after Wahl's takeover of Boston Safety, this pen bears no Wahl markings on cap or barrel, just "18 1/8" and the patent date of July 5, 1904, while the side of the lever is imprinted with the patent date for the double-bar lever used for a short time under licence from Sheaffer; "WAHL/TEMPOINT/PEN"-imprinted #2 nib is usable but a bit draggy, tipping present but not enough present to permit much smoothing.
DATE: c. 1919 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium fine flex • $145 
10054: Wahl-Eversharp lever-filler set in box: "all metal barrel" small ringtop, 8.3 cm long, with matching 1.1 mm pencil; "Checkerboard" pattern, very uncommon version is white gold filled, and fully marked to that effect.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: extra-fine flex
• $295
9311: Wahl Monitor: oversize red hard rubber flat-top lever-filler, 14.1 cm long, gold filled trim; uncommon sub-brand version of the early Signature line, with characteristic Wahl-made warranted nib with stylized "W" logo. Clean, with strong imprints, but a few tight stable hairlines in the cap lip, none extending beyond the cap band.
DATE: c. 1926 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: fine flex • $285
8733: Wahl Signature: full-size jade green lever-filler, 13.7 cm long, gold filled trim, short-lived configuration with black trim ring on cap and black ends, very hard to find this early green celluloid without severe discoloration; silicone sac has been installed to preserve color, but this pen is not recommended as a user.
DATE: c. 1927 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine flex • $600
10255: Wahl-Eversharp Gold Seal: full-size "Coral" lever-filler, 13.4 cm long, gold filled trim, roller clip, Gold Seal on cap, Personal Point screw-in nib unit, Gold Seal Signature nib offers moderate flex.
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium flex • $650
10196: Eversharp Doric: oversize black first-generation lever-filler, 14.7 cm long, gold filled trim, Gold Seal, roller clip, massive Gold Seal manifold nib, screw-in Personal Point nib assembly, feed marked "B" for broad; black is one of the less common Doric colors.
DATE: c. 1931 • CONDITION: fine
• NIB: medium broad • $1200
10182: Eversharp Doric: black-veined green pearl lever-filler, 13.2 cm long, gold filled trim, Gold Seal, top-mounted roller clip, Personal Point screw-in nib unit, feed marked "N.P." (needlepoint), Gold Seal nib marked "FLEXIBLE". Some high point brassing on cap band, but facets of cap and barrel alike are nice and sharp, near mint but for area of increased transparency from celluloid deterioration at very end of barrel.
DATE: c. 1931 • CONDITION: exc* • NIB: extra-fine flex • $450
10278: Eversharp Doric: oversize dark grey pearl "Burma" first-generation lever-filler, 14.6 cm long, white gold filled trim, roller clip, Gold Seal, Personal Point nib unit with big Gold Seal "FLEXIBLE"-marked nib. A fine example with well-defined facets and negligible posting wear to the barrel, sealed cap lip hairlines, so cap should be posted with care, if at all.
DATE: c. 1931 • CONDITION: fine*
• NIB: medium flex • $1000
9470: Wahl-Eversharp Equi-Poised: solid orange celluloid lever-filler, 13.2 cm long, gold filled trim, Gold Seal, roller clip, 18K Gold Seal Signature nib. This color -- "Danish red" -- was made only for export to Denmark and is rarely seen, with most surviving pens in deplorable condition. Cap is very clean, easily excellent to near mint, barrel shows wear at the end (apparently from polishing), crack in barrel threads has been skilfully repaired (raking light photo greatly exaggerates the repair's visibility).
DATE: c. 1931
• CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium broad stub flex • $1500
10148: Wahl-Eversharp Gold Seal set: oversize "Deco Band" black and pearl lever-filler, 13.35 cm long, gold filled trim, with matching 1.1 mm pencil and rare Remington-made matching pocketknife. Knife blades snap open and closed properly, end of one of the scales has been restored (see detail). Pencil has one age hairline on back behind clip, pen has small stress cracks at end of lever slot, in both cases there is a metal lining underneath. Interior of barrel mouth has also been sleeved in brass, as partial replacement of original corroded aluminum sleeve. Condition of pen and pencil is in other respects excellent, with no brassing to trim and strong imprints. Screw-in Personal Point" section, large nib is unusual, with "EVERSHARP/FLEXIBLE/MADE IN U.S.A." imprint -- also very flexible, with wide line width variation.
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: VG*
• NIB: fine flex • $895
8958: Wahl-Eversharp Equi-Poised: unusual and uncatalogued Gold Seal ringtop lever-filler, 10.5 cm long, gold filled trim, very flexible #2 nib; Gold Seal has been drilled (indicating the pen was sold without the Gold Seal lifetime warranty), cap lip hairline has been professionally sealed (see detail).
DATE: c. 1933 •
CONDITION: VG* • NIB: fine flex • $200
9705: Eversharp Bantam set: red pearl miniature bulb-filler, 9.7 cm long, gold plated trim, plated #0 nib, matching 1.1 mm pencil; very lightly used, pen retains its original crimped-on rubber bulb -- very uncommon. Pen not usable as is, since the bulb is partially hardened.
DATE: c. 1933 • CONDITION: near mint
• NIB: extra-fine • $160
10226: Eversharp Bantam: a miniature bulb-filling Doric in red pearl, 9.6 cm long, gold filled cap band, plating worn off gold-washed clip; 14K gold Wahl #0 nib.
DATE: c. 1934 • CONDITION: VG-fine
• NIB: medium semiflex • $95
10057: Eversharp Doric: facetted lavender pearl web plunger-filler, 12.5 cm long, gold filled trim, Gold Seal, smooth and flexible #7 adjustable nib (slider controls degree of flexibility) with ink shutoff valve. Barrel transparency excellent, all seals have been replaced, including shutoff.
DATE: c. 1935
• CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine flex • $600
9993: Eversharp Gold Bond Doric: large green pearl marbled plunger-filler, 13.75 cm long, gold filled trim, made by Wahl-Eversharp for Montgomery Wards; much less common than standard Dorics, with full Gold Bond imprints and distinctive trim band. Name on barrel, nib is slightly toothy but a good writer, all seals replaced. These "house brand" versions of classic big-name pens have become increasingly sought-after in recent years.
DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: medium fine semiflex
• $525
9945: Eversharp Doric desk pen: slender "Carnelian" lever-filler, 19.5 cm long, gold filled trim.
DATE: c. 1936 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium • $145
10206: Eversharp Coronet set in box: iconic Art Deco gold filled lever-filler with red Pyralin inserts, 12.8 cm long, hard to find in such clean condition, nib marked "FLEXIBLE", ink shutoff seal has been replaced; matching injector pencil has name engraved on indicia (pen is unengraved).
DATE: c. 1938
• CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium fine flex • $1600
9836: Eversharp Doric desk pen: rare and uncatalogued solid burgundy lever-filler with black taper, 21.6 cm long, gold filled trim, Gold Seal inlaid on barrel; "Skyline" style nib, correct on later production Dorics.
DATE: c. 1940 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium fine •
$225